Let’s get this out of the way—Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) is a mess.
Sure, it’s a beautiful mess, with sleek VFX, dino mayhem, and enough roaring to rattle your popcorn tub. But for fans of the 1993 original, it’s hard to ignore the clunky script, chaotic pacing, and cast chemistry that feels like it was whipped up in a genetics lab and never left the petri dish (if you’ve seen the film, you might agree that a Snickers wrapper somehow found its way in there and ruined absolutely everything from the get-go).
Still, despite the film’s incredibly divisive reception, Rebirth is storming the global box office like a rampaging T-Rex, devouring $318 million globally since it premiered last Wednesday, July 2, per Variety. So, like it or not, Universal’s “new Jurassic era” is here to stay—but there’s reason to think it might actually get better with two upcoming sequels.
First, the Camp Cretaceous follow-up Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (2024) will return for its fourth season this November.
The animated Netflix series has done what Rebirth fumbled: build suspense, expand lore, and develop characters fans actually care about. Not only that, but it’s already committed to expanding upon the dinosaurs-living-around-the-world storyline, which Rebirth has retconned after the last film, Jurassic World Dominion (2022).
Next, there’s “Jurassic World Evolution 3” dropping in October.
Yes, it’s a game (the third entry in the popular park management simulation series, to be precise), but for long-time Jurassic franchise nuts, it will allow players to build and run dinosaur theme park resorts in worldwide locations like Asia, Europe, and Hawaii. Like Chaos Theory, it will give fans the chance to experience dinosaurs on a global scale again.
You can watch the trailer for the game from Frontier Developments below:
Then there’s “Jurassic Park: Survival”, which might be the most intriguing of the bunch.
Set just one day after the 1993 original, it stars a new character, InGen scientist Dr. Maya Joshi, trapped alone on Isla Nublar. Think “Alien: Isolation” (2014) but with raptors. It looks gritty, intimate, and—judging by early footage—might finally return the franchise to its terrifying roots, something else Rebirth promised to deliver but fails at miserably.
Jurassic World Rebirth Won’t Ruin the Franchise
If Jurassic World Rebirth didn’t work for you, don’t give up.
Between the games, the animated shows, and whatever Rebirth 2 ends up being (it’s probably coming based on the latest film’s box office performance so far), this new era might yet evolve into something worthy of the Jurassic name.
Watch the trailer for Jurassic World Rebirth below:
Jurassic World Rebirth is out in theaters now.
The film stars Scarlett Johansson (Avengers: Endgame), Jonathan Bailey (Bridgerton), Rupert Friend (Obi-Wan Kenobi), Mahershala Ali (The Green Book), Manuel Garcia-Rulfo (The Lincoln Lawyer), Luna Blaise (Manifest), David Iacono (Dead Boy Detectives), Audrina Miranda (Lopez vs Lopez), Philippine Velge (Station Eleven), Bechir Sylvain (BMF), and Ed Skrein (Deadpool).
Have you seen Rebirth yet? Let us know in the comments!
I just saw Rebirth & enjoyed it very much. Lots of action. Scarlett Johansson was excellent. I’ve seen all the Jurassic Park movies
and except for the one with Julianna Moore I liked the all.